Group in limbo: 'Council too worried about big end of town'

by ElouiseQuinlivan

Elouise Quinlivan
Journalist
I studying Journalism and Education at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts, with distinction.
Before finishing uni I published articles and features in magazines such as the Australian Books Arts Journal and No Cure magazine as well as running a mini street-press for Toowoomba called ‘The Postbox’.
Travelling became the backbone of my writing and arts work throughout the past few years, travelling to regional areas across the East Coast to...

PLANS to revive a miniature railway club in Toowoomba is back on track after months of waiting for council to do their part.

A long-running and costly saga that saw Toowoomba Regional Council try and disperse roosting flying foxes at the Kearney's Spring Historical park was eventually won by the bats, forcing the railway to move.

Toowoomba Live Steamers has operated in the region for more than 40 years, starting at Willow Springs before moving to the park in 1996. They are now planning their move to Lemway park, Lemway Ave.

The club has been ready and waiting to get to work on rebuilding the monthly miniature train tracks at the new site, but say they were halted by council inaction.